Showy Violet

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©Viola betonicifolia David Francis CC2.5, Viola betonicifolia Chris Clarke CC2.5, Viola betonicifolia James Booth CC2.5

Viola betonicifolia

Tufted plant to 30 cm high with a rosette of dark green oblong or lance-shaped leaves on long stalks. Large purplish violet flower with a yellow centre

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Former Scientific Name
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
Other Common Names
Mountain Violet, Showy Violet
Distinctive Features

Lower petal is spurred.
Biology

Perennial. Moist to dryish well-drained soils in a range of forest and woodland environments. Shade to full sun.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Feb
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Violaceae
Genus
Viola
Species
betonicifolia

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Interesting Facts
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Native Status
Native